| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01910.010 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
War Graves Commission Survey Party, 1945 |
| Date made | c September 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Tamarkan, Thailand. c. September 1945. A view of Tamarkan prisoner of war (POW) camp showing rows ...
Description
Tamarkan, Thailand. c. September 1945. A view of Tamarkan prisoner of war (POW) camp showing rows of huts with thatched attap roofs and open walls. Tamarkan camp was adjacent to the two bridges which spanned the Mae Klong River (renamed Kwai Yai River in 1970). It is fifty five kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk) and five kilometres north of Kanchanaburi. Photographed by the War Graves Commission survey party whose task was to locate POW cemeteries and grave sites along the Burma-Thailand railway. They also took the opportunity to recover equipment and documents which had been secretly buried, under instructions from senior POW officers, in the graves of deceased POWs.